Meeting rail filler



Sept. 21, 1937. J. F. FAUNER MEETING RAIL FILLER File d Aug. 27, 1955INVENTOR.

Jos /2h f? Framer BY ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to weather-proofing devices in general, andparticularly to what may be called meeting rail fillers, and has for itsobject, to provide means whereby the gap formed be- 5 tween the upperrail of a lower window sash and the lower rail of a corresponding upperwindow sash is filled so as toprevent seepage of wind and moisturetherethrough.

Another object of this invention is to so construct a meeting railfiller as to permit, when the latter is in place, the unrestrictedoperation of the sashes for which it serves, while at the same timefulfilling its purpose of stopping the gap formed when the sashes are inadjacent position.

A still other object is to so construct the meeting rail filler as toprovide not only an effective,

\but inexpensive article of this kind, which can be readily secured tothe separating strip guiding the sashes in a window frame.

The foregoing and still further objects of this invention will becomemore fully apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming part of mydisclosure, and in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of my device with itsattaching surface exposed;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is another elevation of my device with its exterior memberexposed;

Fig. 4 shows an application of my device in position where the upperrail of the lower sash and the lower rail of the upper sash meet, thewindow structure being shown in broken lines;

Fig. 5 is a top View of my device, shown in connection with the windowstructure illustrated in Fig. 4.

Referring now specifically to the figures, numeral l0 denotes theexterior member of my device, made preferably of a suitable sheet metalstamping, such as zinc, aluminum, stainless steel,

brass, bronze, copper, although any other suitable non-metallic materialmay be employed as well. The stamping is preferably made from asingle-ply strip of uniform width, and it is so shaped as to provide araised body portion l I, at

the end of which are provided attaching lugs l2,

having apertures l3 for passing therethrough either nails or screws, orany other attaching means.

It will be observed that lugs l2 are of lesser width than the body ofthe exterior member, and the material adjacent to lugs I 2 is utilizedfor the formation of prongs M, which are bent at a bias, as indicated atl5, and directed towards the inner face of raised body portion ll.

Within the raised portion of the exterior member, there'is shown aresilient member [6, made of either rubber, felt, or any other weatherresisting resilient material. Prongs M are so bent as to not only holdthe resilient member IS in place, but they preferably are imbeddedwithin 5 the resilient member so as to not project beyond the attachingface of lugs I2. This is clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1, prongs M are illustrated in full line, engaging the resilientinner member, while they 10 are indicated in broken lines in theiroriginal position adjacent to lugs l2, prior to their being bent towardsmember [6. It will be also observed from this figure that the prongs areconvergent as to their points, which is due to their 15 being bent at abias, as stated before.

The finished article, which is very inexpensive in its manufacture, isattached at both meeting ends of the window sash rails, as shown in Fig.4. The exterior member is so shaped at the point of connection betweenits raised portion and lugs l2, as to easily permit the operation of thesash rails, while at the same time exerting a sufficient pressureagainst the ends of the rail to form an intimate contact therewith,thereby preventing 25 wind and moisture from entering the meeting placeof the rail. This is clearly illustrated in Fig. 5, in which figurethere is shown a guide bead IT, to the outer face of which is attachedmy filler, so as to completely fill the space be- 30 tween the lowerguide rail I8 of the upper sash. and the upper guide rail l9 of thelower sash.

The resilient member l6 has a tendency of pushing out raised bodyportion of the outer member, whereby always a slight friction andassured contact is produced between the filler and the end of themeeting rails.

While I have illustrated a specific construction of my filler, anddescribed specific materials employed in its manufacture, be itunderstood that its shape and design, its size and its arrangement, maybe changed, as well as the materials comprising it, and I thereforereserve for myself the right to make such changes, all within the broadscope of the annexed claim.

I claim:

In a meeting rail filler, an exterior metal member and interiornon-metallic resilient member, said exterior member comprising a strip,the major portion of which is raised above its ends, said interiormember being seated within the raised portion of said exterior member,the ends of the strip constituting attaching lugs for receivingattaching means, the connection between said raised portion of the stripand said lugs, and the outer strip surface, being smooth and withoutobprongs holding said interior member in place and structions, a pair ofprongs formed at each end being partially so imbedded therein as to layof said exterior member from the outer portions beneath the exposedsurface of said interior of the lug material, and being bent inwards andmember.

5 towards each other and. directed against the JOSEPH F. FAUNER.

raised portion of the exterior member, said

